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The team behind Swarm Fund, a decentralised capital marketplace that provides cryptocurrency investors with access to institutional style investments, has raised USD5.5 million through its public token sale.
Swarm has appointed serial tech entrepreneur Philipp Pieper as its CEO. The firm has also had what it calls its first ‘liquid democracy’ vote.
During the sale, 8.2 million tokens were sold to members of the Swarm and to discourage so-called ‘pump and dump’ buyers, Swarm Fund’s architecture leverages a ‘drip’ liquidity system to initially lock tokens on the platform, and release them over time for trading.
Immediately following the close of
By George Ralph, RFA – I’ve written before about the ways in which hedge funds can gain much needed competitive edge in order to stand out in this crowded marketplace, and there are a few key areas where firms can excel and nudge ahead of the competition. Developing solutions to automate workflows is a key area for many firms, as bespoke, slick workflows can optimise operations at every stage of a trade.
Anything that improves the investor’s experience is a good thing and it is becoming more important than ever to provide first rate customer service. However, we work with
Toppan Vintage, an international financial printing, communications and technology company, has formed a global partnership with virtual data room (VDR) provider Intralinks.
The companies will jointly market and develop a suite of best-in-class services for deals, including the leading virtual data room, the industry’s only auto-pagination typesetting system and traditional financial printing services. Combining the best VDR and financial printing and communications solutions will enable dealmakers and issuers to be more productive than ever.
“We’re incredibly excited with the Intralinks’ alliance,” says Yeo Chee Tong, President & CEO of Toppan Leefung, Toppan Vintage’s parent company. “As one of the
Corgentum Consulting, a provider of integrated operational due diligence reviews and background investigations, has expanded its suite of background investigation services for investors seeking to evaluate reputational risk at fund managers.
Corgentum’s offering now includes social media and expanded web searches. including analysis and monitoring of social media related to funds and key personnel including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, deep web and dark web searches, as well as ongoing investigative monitoring which covers background developments with global watchlist notifications including monitoring of traditional media, court filings, regulatory and arrest records.
In addition, Corgentum offers flash reports – red flag report
Eidoo has officially launched ICO Engine, offering companies and startups the opportunity to host ICOs via the Eidoo mobile app.
Users of the Eidoo app (available on both Android and IOS) will find the ICO Engine tool located in the same environment as their Ethereum wallet and can join a range of ICOs without having to leave the app.
The user-friendly tool is the first of its kind and comes at a time when the popularity of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) is reaching new heights. According to data provider Coinschedule, USD3.3 billion has been raised in more than 200
Gide has advised Erytech Pharma, a company listed on Euronext Paris, on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, through a reserved capital increase to American and European specialist investors for a total aggregate amount of USD144 million, after full exercise of the over-allotment option.
Erytech is a French clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies by encapsulating therapeutic drug substances inside red blood cells. The funds raised will in particular enable the company to conduct its Phase 3 studies for the treatment of second-line pancreatic cancer and the treatment of first-line acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
This transaction
Carey Olsen is the fastest growing legal adviser to investment funds domiciled in Jersey, according to the latest Monterey Insight Fund Report.
The annual report provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of funds in Jersey and offers an insight into the primary service providers, including their overall market share.
Carey Olsen advised a total of 296 Jersey-domiciled investment funds at 30 June 2017 (up from 274 on last year). Significantly, the firm is one of two Jersey law firms to increase the number of Jersey-domiciled funds it advises.
The firm’s investment funds team has been involved in
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has partnered with eFront to provide members with eFront Data Intelligence (EDI).
EDI, formerly known as eFront Investor Cloud (EIC), provides limited partners with access to high quality and verified private market data at an unprecedented level of granularity. It combines financial and operational data with KPIs at the manager, fund and underlying asset level. This data enables limited partners to perform sophisticated analysis and generate new levels of insight through eFront, and other analytical platforms, which in turn helps investment managers make more informed decisions. EDI also offers ILPA Reporting Template users an
By Amanda Daly – Cyber threats are on the rise and are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. It can be a daunting task to stay on top of new and evolving attacks and breaches, which is why proactively implementing the right technical and administrative safeguards are essential.
In a recent webinar, speakers from Eze Castle Integration talked about strategies and best practices for cybersecurity preparedness. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the key elements to help avoid being the next cyber target.
1: Understand the Cyber Threats
Understanding the types of cyber threats facing your organization allows you to
Following on the tried and tested UCITS experience and further strengthened by AIFMD, the delegation ManCo model has been successfully operated for many years and an entire ecosystem has been built around it, allowing among other benefits significant amounts of capital to be attracted to the EU.
The partnership approach carries a number of advantages. It allows fund managers to test the waters of a new market before developing their own full-fledged AIFM presence if they wish, in their own time. For managers without a European presence, the delegated model is the quickest and easiest route to market, and the
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